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We had a lovely day in La Latina, one of the most famous neighbour hoods in Madrid. It the place of the oldest area in Madrid, the Islamic citadel inside the city walls, with narrow streets and large squares. It is very charming, it has lots of bars, restaurants and coffee places and you can sit on a nice terrazita, enjoy the sun and drinks and foods and laughter. Later we went to have some drinks and oh my god, there was so much fiesta going on. On a Sunday! Seemed like a Friday, the bars were packed with people enjoying themselves. We played a bit of futbolin, can’t say I set a high standard.

After a great night with friends in Madrid today we took a long walk around Entrevias, a neighborhood in Vallecas that lies in the southern part of Madrid. It is has to big parks and we enjoyed a great view from the Mirador. Of course everything in Madrid is about hacer el aperitivo so our walk ended at the Centro Social Entrevias, where we enjoyed some beers and wine. And that was the food that came with it: callos. We even had the lovely company of a kitty cat.

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Went to my old street vallehermoso, it hasn’t changed one bit. And the newspaper man recognized me, ten years after moving away. Like in the old times I went to la Blanca Doble to have breakfast: cafe con leche en vaso (coffee with milk Ina glass) and tostada con tomate. Excellent.

I studied here from 2000 to 2006 and hav always loved the city. Now it has been four years I haven’t been back and I’m quiete excited about my friends from university, taking long walks and of course aperitivo. In Madrid this is done on another level. You can start as early as 11:00 in the morning, order in one of the zillions of bars a caña, vermú or vino and with every drink you order you get some nibbles. The more drinks you order the more you get to eat. And a drink is usually between 1,20€ – 3,00€. Can’t wait for my first aperitivo in Madrid.

Off to bed and read. Not sure I like the book. Usually I like Cecilia Ahern a lot but I’m on page 90 and it’s been a lot of bla bla. Like a boring diary that isn’t even mine. Well, let’s see what surprised this book holds for me… And let’s hope for some twists and turns.

I have seen these lovely fellas in a flower shop on my way to work. In Germany the pig is a charm. Replications are given on New Year’s Eve for the new year to be prosperous and rich. I’d say these pink ones are proper charming pigs. :)

Don't ever change yourself to impress someone, cause they should be impressed that you don't change to please others -- When you are going through something hard and wonder where God is, always remember that the teacher is always quiet during a test --- Unknown